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The '''Taliban''' is an Islamist terrorist and political group that governed Afghanistan from 1996 until it was overthrown in late 2001. It regrouped in 2004 as an insurgency movement governing local Pashtun areas and fighting a guerrilla war against the governments of Afghanistan, | The '''Taliban''' is an Islamist terrorist and political group that governed Afghanistan from 1996 until it was overthrown in late 2001. It regrouped in 2004 as an insurgency movement governing local Pashtun areas and fighting a guerrilla war against the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The movement is primarily made up of members belonging to ethnic Pashtun tribes, along with volunteers from nearby Islamic countries such as Uzbeks, Tajiks, Chechens, Arabs, Punjabis and others. It operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan, mostly around the Durand Line regions. United States officials say their headquarters is in or near Quetta, Pakistan, and that Pakistan and Iran provide support, although both nations deny this. | ||
The leader of the movement is Mullah Mohammed Omar. Its rank-and-file are made up mostly of Afghan refugees who have studied at Islamic religious schools in Pakistan. According to the London School of Economics, the Taliban received training, supplies and arms from the Pakistani government, particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence agency.<ref>Alison Chung - [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Pakistan-Intelligence-Agency-Helping-The-Taliban-London-School-Of-Economics-Report-Claims/Article/201006215648422?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15648422_Pakistan_Intelligence_Agency_Helping_The_Taliban%2C_London_School_Of_Economics_Report_Claims Pakistan Intelligence 'On Taliban's Side'] - Sky News Online, June 13, 2010</ref> | The leader of the movement is Mullah Mohammed Omar. Its rank-and-file are made up mostly of Afghan refugees who have studied at Islamic religious schools in Pakistan. According to the London School of Economics, the Taliban received training, supplies and arms from the Pakistani government, particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence agency.<ref>Alison Chung - [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Pakistan-Intelligence-Agency-Helping-The-Taliban-London-School-Of-Economics-Report-Claims/Article/201006215648422?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15648422_Pakistan_Intelligence_Agency_Helping_The_Taliban%2C_London_School_Of_Economics_Report_Claims Pakistan Intelligence 'On Taliban's Side'] - Sky News Online, June 13, 2010</ref> | ||